45 th Annual West Virginia Mining Symposium Quarterly Training January Summit 30, 2018 October 2016 MSHA: 2017 in Review and a Look Ahead U.S. Department of Labor David G. Zatezalo U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration 1
The MSHA Mission to prevent death, illness, and injury from mining and promote safe and healthful workplaces for U.S. miners 2
A Shared Objective Safety is: Efficiency Profitability The right thing to do President Trump and Secretary of Labor Acosta are committed to mine safety and health. Let s work together to reach the next level. 3
MSHA s Tools Fair and Consistent Enforcement - mandated inspections (2s and 4s) are core responsibility Education and Training Compliance and Technical Assistance Technological Innovation working with operators and manufacturers 4
MSHA Highlights for 2017 (Coal & MNM Combined) WV NATION No. of Mines Reporting Employment 300 13,003 Employment # 14,967 222,328 MSHA Inspections Completed* 4,299 39,796 Citations & Orders Issued 18,870 105,163 $ Assessed (Millions)^ $12.1 $56.7 #State employment data reflects operator employment only (contractors do not report employment by state). Therefore, data presented here is does not include contractor employment. *Excludes compliance assistance activities. ^Proposed penalty amount, In millions, of non-vacated violations assessed in 2017. Data as of January 26, 2018. 5
U.S. MINING FATALITIES COAL and METAL/NONMETAL 2008-2017 80 70 60 50 48 2017 Record low MNM fatalities 40 30 20 10 0 30 16 20 18 20 20 12 8 15 30 23 24 22 17 16 16 17 17 13 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 MNM Fatalities Coal Fatalities Data as of January 26, 2018. 6
ALL MINING FATALITIES NATION vs. WV 2008-2017 80 70 72 60 53 50 40 35 35 36 36 42 46 30 29 25 28 20 10 0 9 6 7 8 6 6 3 2 3 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Nation WV Data as of January 23, 2018. 7
ALL MINING FATAL INJURY RATES* 2008-2017 Nation WV 0.1400 0.1200 0.1000 0.0800 0.0600 0.0400 0.0200 0.0000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 *The fatal injury rate represents the number of fatalities per 200,000 exposure hours. NOTE: State employment data reflects operator employment only (contractors do not report employment by state). Therefore, state data only includes operators, while National data includes both operators and contractors. Data as of January 26, 2018. 8
ALL MINING REPORTABLE INJURY RATES 2008-2017 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Nation WV *The all injury rate represents the number of reportable injuries per 200,000 exposure hours. NOTE: State employment data reflects operator employment only (contractors do not report employment by state). Therefore, state data only includes operators, while National data includes both operators and contractors. Data as of January 26, 2018. 9
2017: Mining Fatalities, West Virginia and the Nation All Mine Types 7% of nation's miners 14,967 Underground Coal Only 35% of nation s u/g coal miners 9,547 17,976 207,305 29% of mining fatalities* 63% of u/g coal fatalities* 8 5 3 20 Rest of Nation WV ##State employment data reflects operator employment only (contractors do not report employment by state). Therefore, data presented here is does not include contractor employment. *Includes operator and contractor fatalities Data as of January 24, 2018. 10
2017 West Virginia Mining Deaths All 8 fatalities were at coal mines 4 powered haulage (3 underground, 1 surface) 2 machinery (1 underground, 1 surface) 1 slip or fall of person (surface) 1 fall of roof (underground) 11
Powered Haulage Safety 2017 Nationwide: 4 fatalities from large vehicles hitting smaller vehicles 12
2017 Nationwide: 2 fatality victims not wearing seatbelts Seat Belt Safety 13
Rulemaking Update Workplace exams for Metal and Nonmetal Diesel exhaust POV Proximity detection rule in full effect March 16 Retrospective review of dust rule 14
Compliance Assistance Program CAP is a voluntary program Will continue as long as operators want it and MSHA has available resources We are considering improvements 15
Compliance in Penalties and Fines 75%-85% of penalties are paid Small share of operators are chronically delinquent More aggressive posture may be necessary 16
Questions? 17